In order to explore the North American Free Trade Agreement, our class will be attempting to answer the following questions:

North American Freetrade Agreement (NAFTA)

I. What does freetrade mean?

A. What are we trading?

B. What is the free part?

C. Free for who?

II. Who does freetrade affect?

A. What countries are immediately involved?

1. Are there any other trading partners included?
B. Does it affect other countries around the world?
1. How might other countries be affected by the NAFTA agreement?
C. Does freetrade personally affect you?

III. Why would these three countries create this agreement?

A. What are the benefits of freetrade?

1. Who benefits from this agreement?
a. How do they benefit?
(1) Are you one of the people who receives these benefits?
B. How does Canada benefit from NAFTA?
C. Why would people NOT want freetrade?
1. How does this agreement affect workers?
a. In Canada?
(1) How could this affect you working in Canada?
b. In the USA?
c. In Mexico?
2. Is it cheaper to produce goods in different countries?
a. Why is it cheaper to produce goods in some countries?
b. Why does it matter if it is cheaper to produce goods in other countries?
(1) How can it affect you?
D. What does the USA gain from freetrade?
E. What does Mexico gain from freetrade?